Call Me Libertarian

This poem was written after “Call Me Liberal” when my friend Brian (a libertarian) emailed me saying, “how about a poem for us libertarians?” — so I had to write him one.

Notice the way the poem visually and poetically breaks every rule I can think of, and uses CAPS, symbols, change in rhythms etc. etc.

Call Me Libertarian

by Mark Juliano – September 2010

Freedom?Who’s really free anyway?

Certainly not Americans

With cops stoppin’ ya for no reasonAnd robbers robin’ ya

***Rules, RUles, RULes******Laws, LawS, LaWS***

Neighbors telling you what color to paint your house How long to grow your grass Whether you’re treating your kids right What you can and can’t drink (PA) Or smoke – thanks g-d for CA Or even eat — yum

Don’t know about you, but … Think Montana and Dakota folks have it true Or maybe the AlaskansNO —

Why not move to New Zealand Or the African safari And get a pet lion Or gorilla Named Godzilla(I love B movies) NO —

Iceland’s the ticket Nah, they got people and gov’t in itHow about Luxemberg? Or Lichtenstein Or the Vatican — AHHHItaly’s better — they just argue with cops Drink wine and eat all day And stare at women – yay Heck I’m one of them, I knowOr even Germany They drink Beer With cheer (and schnapps)

Libertarian, Libertarian Tear down the governmentLet’s just move to Colorado … pitch a tent … eat some beans and hemp

Sure, done that in the mountains at 14.5Saw a black bear, and grizzly in DenaliSlept next to Libertarians, Liberals, and even Conservatives – nahHeck, even some friends are Libertarians – really – one (1) c o o l one (1)Who this poem’s for And rappin’ about Ciao amico mio — dude — rock on — and smoke some weed… … Right in your backyard… naked … like me …Now that’s FREEdom, weeeeee

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